Necktie holder



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NEOKTIE HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 20, 3.934

I a U w w 5 E NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Nov. 20, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented pr 9 l3 NlElDll'lllUE HUMMER Edwin S. Mix, Rochester, N. l1,assignor to Hickok Manufacturing Company, l[nc., Rochester, N. iii, acorporation of New York Application November 20, 1934, Serial No.753,959

5 Claims.

This invention relates to a necktie holder. One object of the inventionis to provide an article of jewelry particularly designed forapplication to wearing apparel to ornament a neck- 5 tie and in which aplurality of flexible elements may lie in draped form over the necktiewhen the article is in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clasp for connectionwith wearing apparel having an endless element which is uniformlyflexible throughout its length and connected to and supported from theclasp to receive a necktie.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an articleof jewelry in which an ornamental wearing apparel clasp is provided withan ornamental endless flexible element arranged to provide a loop toembrace the necktie or to cooperate with the clasp to provide a loopcomposed in part by the clasp and in part by a plurality of drapedflexible elements to receive a necktie with the plurality of drapedflexible elements lying over the front of the necktie for ornamentalpurposes.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an article ofjewelry particularly designed for display with relation to a tiedfour-in-hand necktie or cravat, embodying among other characteristics, aclasp or other supporting means and an ornamental endless chain or otherflexible element associated therewith and which may be folded at spacedpoints to provide spaced strands to lie preferably in draped formationover the front of the necktie or cravat or which may receive a necktiebetween them to display but one flexible draped element over the frontof the necktie or cravat rather than to display the two strands andthereby in the one article of jewelry pro vide for a change in form orappearance of the article in its association with the necktie or cravatand according to the wishes or desires of the wearer.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that variouschanges in the form, proportion and minor details of construction,Within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to Without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a front view of the invention applied towearing apparel showing the draped strands arranged one above the otherin spaced relation over a necktie.

Fig. 2 is a front view of a portion of a shirt and tied necktie flapsshowing a different arrangement of the strands with relation to thenecktie. 5

Fig. 3 is a front view of the invention unattached showing still anotherarrangement of the strands of the flexible element of the article ofjewelry.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional View on the line t--d of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the clasp part of the article.

Fig. 6 is a transverse view on the line 6--& of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a front view of a modified form of the clasp part of theinvention.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 8-4] of Fig. '7.

Figs. 9, l and 11 illustrate another modification of the clasp part ofthe invention.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference character A indicates a portion of a shirt illustrating thefront button-hole line of the shirt and 13 indicates a tied four-in-handnecktie or cravat.

The article of jewelry, in the present instance, comprises in part aclasp 0 including a relatively narrow substantially stiff or rigid bar lwhich is bent at one end, as at 2, and which extends from the bentportion 2 forwardly over the bar l in spaced relation to the bar, asindicated at it. The said forwardly extending portion 3 is bifurcatedfor the pivotal support of a spring pressed lever t in any suitablemanner. The spring pressed lever if has spaced segmental shaped toothedportions which are adapted to lie within the edges of the bar l tocooperate with the latter to clasp the shirt A, adjacent one end of theclasp, along the line of the button-hole of the shirt. This particulardesign of clasp C is but one of various forms of clasps adapted for mypresent purposes if the clasp is provided with extensions for thesupport of an ornamental draped chain or other flexible elements, inthis instance, an ornamental endless chain D or other ornamentalflexible element.

The bar I of the clasp C, in the present instance, is provided withextensions in the form of tapering elements a and b having eyes 6 and land which may extend slightly downwardly below the plane of the bar l.The eyes are preferably formed with the bar and they may be arrangedotherwise than as shown and described but they are preferably disposedat the ends of the bar l. 55

The tapered extension I) is formed as a continuation of the bar I andthe extension a may be a separate piece soldered or otherwise secured tothe respective end of the bar I.

The ornamental flexible element, in this instance, is preferably ofsmall link chain type as shown. The chain is threaded loosely throughthe eyes 8 and l and end links of the chain are then connected togetherto provide the endless type of flexible element which is loosely andslidably mounted in said eyes 6 and l and foldable at said spaced pointsto convert the endless element into two draped flexible strands 8 and 9suspended from the eyes to lie close together or one spaced above theother over the front of a necktie when the article is in use.

The ornamental flexible strands 8 and 9 are of greater length than thebar I, and when the article is in use, these strands are arranged insymmetrical draped relation.

The support of the endless flexible element by means of the eyes 6 and.1 permits the strands 8 and 9 to be draped or arranged in a variety ofadjusted display positions on the front of the necktie or cravat andthis mounting of the ornamental endless flexible element together withthe nature of the element permits one of the strands to be displayed onthe front of the necktie or cravat while the other strand may beconcealed by or located back of the flaps or between the flaps of thetied four-in-hand necktie or cravat. The links of the chain type offlexible element are relatively small and of a size to engage with theeyes 6 and I of the bar I in a manner to retain the strands in adjustedor draped positions.

In the use of the present article of jewelry, the clasp is clipped tothe button-hole edge or line of the shirt front before or after thefour-in-hand necktie or cravat is tied. The end flaps of the necktie orcravat may then be passed downwardly through the loop E formed in partby the clasp and in part by the flexible element and the two ornamentaldraped flexible elements may then be arranged symmetrically one abovethe other in contact or spaced apart over the front of the necktie orcravat as may be desired by the wearer, producing an artistic effect orappearance.

If desired, the end flaps of the tied necktie or cravat may be passeddownwardly between the strands, displaying one draped strand over thefront of the necktie and locating the other strand in the rear of thenecktie. If desired, the necktie may be arranged in either of saidarrangements with relation to the article and the article then claspedto the shirt. In any event, the flexible element is slidably supportedfor draped or other adjustment purposes from the claspand as theflexible element is disposed loosely in the eyes of the clasp theadjustments may be easily and readily effected.

The clasp and flexible element or either of them may be composed of anysuitable ornamental material and they may be superficially or otherwiseornamented, and if desired, they may be gold or silver plated or in factof solid gold or silver if desired.

It will be understood that the present article of jewelry may be claspedto wearing apparel other than a shirt and that when used in associationwith a shirt and a necktie or cravat, the article may be readily alteredor converted to provide in the one article the display of either one ora plurality of draped elements across the front of the necktie orcravat.

Some neckties have end flaps wider than others and in such an event theloop F is rendered longer than the loop E as when both strands lie overthe front of the necktie. It will thus be seen that the present articleis adjustable as regards disposition of the strands 8 and 9 and. also asto length of loops to accommodate various widths of neckties.

It will also be understood that by virtue of the particular claspemployed it is unnecessary to clasp the wearing apparel throughout thelength of the clasp and that by reason of the particular clasp employedthere is but small pressure bearing surface of the clasping parts on thewearing apparel and that the clasping connection rather than being madethroughout the length of the bar is made at a relatively small portionof the bar and adjacent one end of the bar.

By reference to Figs. '7 and 8 there will be seen a modified form ofclasp, indicated generally, at C. In this instance the front bar I isformed of reversely curved oppositely disposed intersecting bar partsIt! and H, having connecting end portions l2 and i3 and resulting inopenings M and 15. The end portion i2 is bent at It and directedforwardly over the bar I to provide the support H for the pivotalmounting at l8 for the spring pressed clasping lever !9. Before the endportion 12 is thus bent it is preferable to strike out of the metal ofthe end I2 a bar end extension member 20 which may be bent to projectfrom the bend l6 longitudinally in the plane of the bar to provide a barextension integral with the bar and provided with an eye 2| to receivethe aforesaid endless flexible element which may be readily threadedthrough said eye 2| and the eye 22 at the opposite end of the bar I.

In Figs. 9, 10 and 11, the bar I of the clasp may have the eye extension23 to receive the flexible element and the opposite end extension 24 maybe a separate piece. For instance, the and extension 24 includes an eye25 and spaced slightly deflected bendable flanges 26 and 2'! to embracethe bent portion 2 of the bar I to dispose the eye portion 25 in alongitudinal plane with the bar l To permit of this embracing relationof the fingers 26 and 21 with the bend 2 the fingers have notches 28 and29, respectively, to tightly embrace the sides of the bend 2 uponforcing the fingers toward each other and enable the outer sides of theextension 24 to line up with the edges of the body of bar I. The fingersmay be connected with the bar by soldering or otherwise or a tightpinching of the fingers on the bend 2 may sufiice to effect a tightconnection of the fingers with the bend 2 If desired for ornamentalpurposes the bar may be engraved in spiral effect, as at 30 or otherwiseornamented.

All of the advantages recited for the form first described can beattributed to the modified forms of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A necktie holder comprising a clasp for connection with wearingapparel including a bar bent at one end and directed over the body ofthe bar in spaced relation thereto to provide a support, a springpressed lever pivoted on said support and having a clasping portion forcooperation with the bar for clasping purposes, the said bent portion ofthe bar having a part struck out therefrom and directed outwardly fromthe bent portion in the longitudinal plane of said bar and provided withan eye, the opposite end of the bar also having an eye, and a flexibleelement mounted in said eyes.

2. A necktie holder comprising a clasp for connection with wearingapparel including a bar bent at one end and directed over the body ofthe bar in spaced relation thereto to provide a support, a springpressed lever pivoted on said support and having a clasping portion forcooperation with the bar for clasping purposes, an extension connectedto the bent portion of the bar and lying in the plane of the bar beyondsaid bent portion and provided with an eye, the opposite end of the baralso having an eye, and a flexible element mounted in said eyes.

3. A necktie holder comprising a clasp for connection with wearingapparel including a bar bent at one end and directed over the body ofthe bar in spaced relation thereto to provide a bight portion at one endof the bar for engagement with wearing apparel and to provide a support,a spring pressed lever pivoted at the inner free end of said support andhaving a clasping portion for cooperation with the bar for claspingpurposes, said bar at one end extending longitudinally outwardly beyondsaid bight portion and said support and. in the longitudinal outwardlyextended portion longitudinally beyond said bight portion provided withan eye, the opposite end of the bar having an eye, and an endless memberuniformly flexible throughout its length foldable at said eyes uponitself to provide upper and lower strands disposed in the direction ofthe length of the clasp across the front of the necktie.

4. A clasp of the character described comprising a bar bent at one endand directed over the body of. the bar in spaced relation thereto toprovide a support, a spring pressed lever pivoted on said support andhaving a clasping portion for cooperation with the bar for claspingpurposes, the said bent portion of the bar having a part struck outtherefrom and directed outwardly from the bent portion into thelongitudinal plane of said bar.

5. A clasp of the character described comprising a bar bent at one endand directed over the body of the bar in spaced relation thereto toprovide a support, a spring pressed lever pivoted on said support andhaving a clasping portion for cooperation with the bar for claspingpurposes, and an extension connected to the bent portion of the bar andlying in the plane of the bar outwardly beyond said bent portion.

EDWIN S. MIX.

